Terso Solutions Inc., a Wisconsin-based provider of inventory management solutions for health care and life science, announced that it has placed its 1,000th RFID storage device – a model TSO32 RFID-enabled cabinet – into production at a hospital in Santa Barbara, Calif. The TSO32 RFID-enabled cabinet offers 7.9 cubic feet of storage, flexible shelf configurations, […]

Two schools in the Northside Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas will pilot a program that places a an RFID chip into student IDs. This will enable teachers and school administrators to pinpoint a student’s location while at school. It will cost the district about $10 to $15 a student for the RFID chip or […]

The Nashville Medical Trade Center will soon showcase the use and adoption of RFID and real-time locating systems (RTLS) technologies in the health care, assisted living and nursing home industries. Market Center Management Company inked a deal with the RFID in Healthcare Consortium (RHCC) to develop this technology, integrating multiple companies’ products and services designed […]

Australia-based retail chain Cotton On has launched “Try On Your Sound,” a fitting room experience that uses RFID technology and music to enhance the customer experience, according to retailbiz.com.au. Selected garments are outfitted with RFID tags, which initiates an individually selected playlist designed to reflect the style of the garment being tried on – music […]

WaveMark, provider of RFID-based supply chain solutions for hospitals and medical device manufacturers, and University of Massachusetts Lowell announced a collaborative effort to bring a new RFID product to market. A team of students in the UMass plastics engineering program worked closely with WaveMark engineers to invent and refine a specialized RFID tag for hospital […]

TrackIT Solutions, an RFID solutions provider based in the Middle East, announced the launch of EnTrackAsset, a Web-enabled RFID tracking solution designed to streamline and automate corporate asset management. EnTrackAsset provides effective asset tracking without the need for heavy infrastructure and capital investments – clients only need a computer and access to the Internet. As […]

A group of graduate students at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working to develop a new type of sensor using RFID technology to monitor freshness levels in fruits and vegetables, according to scdigest.com. The team, lead by MIT chemistry Professor Timothy Swager, say the sensor operates by detecting tiny amounts of ethylene, the gas […]

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival with help from Intellitix, an RFID technology provider for live events, added an online audience of more than 30 million last month when over 30,000 fans registered to “Live Click” around the festival site. The technology used various touch points positioned at key areas around the festival site […]